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White Pepper | 
 enlarge | Artist: Ween
Label: Elektra / Wea
Category: Music
Buy New: $18.98
New (38) Used (24) Collectible (4) from $6.50
Rating:  79 reviews
Sales Rank: 73393
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 62449
UPC: 075596244923
EAN: 0075596244923
ASIN: B00004SUYI
Release Date: May 2, 2000
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| Tracks:
| • | Exactly Where I'm At | | • | Flutes Of Chi | | • | Even If You Don't | | • | Bananas And Blow | | • | Stroker Ace | | • | Ice Castles | | • | Back To Basom | | • | The Grobe | | • | Pandy Fackler | | • | Stay Forever | | • | Falling Out | | • | She's Your Baby |
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Amazon.com
When Ween released their debut, God Ween Satan, in 1990, the question on most listeners' minds was "Are they serious?" Ten years later, White Pepper has folks asking "Are they joking?" No, as evidenced by the straightforward pop that makes up their eighth studio effort. This isn't a sellout, but a continuation of the sound explored on their previous release, The Mollusk. Songs like "Even If You Don't" and "Back to Basom" are respective nods to their McCartney and Lennon joneses, and even more stunningly, the brothers Ween bust out their most irony-free love song yet, "Stay Forever." The boys haven't completely abandoned the silly--the Caribbean-flavored "Bananas and Blow" and the Steely Dan-influenced "Pandy Fackler" are good for giggles--but the "more pop, less poop" rule remains in effect, leaving room for majestic tastiness like "Flutes of Chi" and "The Grobe." All in all, a fantastic salute to rock & roll. --Jason Josephes
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| Customer Reviews: Read 74 more reviews...
 Adding to the list of kudos September 20, 2008
There's nothing I can add to this review that hasn't already been covered in other, more thoroughly written reviews. This album is expertly written and immaculately compiled and recorded. The music range is broad and engaging, and I couldn't help but enjoy every song.
 MY PERSONAL FAVORITE WEEN September 19, 2008
Okay, I'm a fan of Ween's more "mainstream pop" side, and this offering fits the bill. These guys could have hits if they weren't having so much fun dicking around, but the fact they are still unknown to many makes them even better in my book. Only low point is the quasi-south-of-the-border silliness of "Bananas and Blow." High point for me: Hearing both the keyboard parts from "Strawberry Fields" and "Welcome To The Machine" intertwined into the trippy "Back To Basom." Priceless.
 Rock's most ecclectic band plays it safe August 19, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Yes, this is Ween's most relaxed, non-challenging album. That alone does not make it poor. White Pepper begins with one of modern rocks more satisfying introductions, and when the guitar production enters the foreground as the first verse begins, one of Ween's most transcendent moments occur. The duo, who are usually preoccupied with their habitual schizophrenic zaniness to the point of near-gimmickry, actually etch out a few irony-free songs before declining into the mediocrity-fest much of it seems to be. While there are certainly a few gems on this album, this safeness, this antithesis of what Ween are so good at providing eventually becomes more apparent as the latter half begins folding in on itself in a generic haze.
Frickin AWESOME May 26, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Why can't every group have crazy high standards like WEEN? Every single song on this album is top shelf quality. It is the most "normal" sounding album of theirs but that's not always a bad thing. It isn't in this case anyway. It's hard to pick a favorite track on this cd, because they all rock, but the ones that grabbed me on the first listen are: "Bananas and Blow" "The Grobe" and "Falling Out." After a few go-arounds of the entire cd I discovered that not only is this my favorite WEEN cd, but it is in my top ten all-timers. A must own.
great! February 12, 2006
This is just one of the many great Ween albums. There's only twelve songs on it, but each one is really different from the other and a great listen. My personal favorites on this album are "she's your baby" and "back to basom". Highly reccomended to any Ween fan.
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